Beef Cattle

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Identify the Differences Between the Two!

Best Indicator of a Country’s Wealth?

• An affluent diet is a symbol of wealth

• Affluent diet includes animal protein

• When incomes are high people tend to buy more meat

Beef and the Livestock Industry• 38% of total income in the livestock and

poultry marketing comes from beef

• Marketing behind “Certified” programs o51 % black and 50% Angus

• 100% of the animal is usedoBone/Blood meal, kidneys, tongue, tail,

liver and tripe (intestines)

Beef Breeds

Black Simmental

Limousin

Hereford Braham Charolais

Wagyu

Beef Operations 1. Cow/calf productiono Cows breed every year to produce

calves (Typically small herds)

2. Purebred Producerso Registered pure bred animals

3. Cattle Feederso Feeds animals for slaughter

Leading Beef Producing States

• Texas has more cattle than any state in the United States with 13.2 million cattle

• Kentucky has more cattle than any state east of the Mississippi River with 2.1 million

Beef Production • Beef utilizes

roughages that would otherwise waste

• Labor requirements may be low

• There is a high demand for meat

• Cattle feeding is a high risk business

• It takes longer to develop a cattle herd and increase numbers than it does other livestock

Advantages: Disadvantages:

Why can Cattle Digest Roughage?• Cattle are ruminate animals o So are sheep and goats

• Ruminate – having four compartments inside one stomach

• Their stomachs have extra bacteria to digest cellulose found in plants

Beef Breed – Angus

Dairy Breed – Holstein

Exit Slip 1. Name the three beef production

systems used in the beef industry.

2. Describe a beef cow/calf operation.